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http://www.northernontariobusiness.comTue, 03 Mar 2015 03:19:23 EDT30en-usCopyright 2014, NorthernOntarioBusiness.comVale automates slag dumping Watching the sudden discharge of red-hot molten metal at the Vale slag pile has been a rite of passage for generations of Sudburians. For the Vale employees responsible for the fire and light show, it’s just a job – and not necessarily an easy or pleasant one, at least until...
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http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/mining/2015/03/Vale-automates-slag-dumping.aspx3 Mar 2015 10:39:43 EDT
Ottawa, Queen’s Park fund Ring of Fire road study It didn’t necessarily fulfill Queen’s Park’s billion-dollar
request to help finance infrastructure for the Ring of Fire, but Ottawa is
willing to co-fund a long overdue road study to reach the stranded mineral
deposits and provide year-round accessibility to remote First Nations.The communities of Webequie, Eabametoong, Neskantaga and
Nibinamik are receiving a combined $732,000...
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http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/mining/2015/03/Ottawa,-Queen’s-Park-fund-Ring-of-Fire-road-study.aspx2 Mar 2015 10:34:38 EDT
Fraser Institute, junior miners slam Ontario Mining Act The uncertainty created by the Ontario government in its mishandling of First Nations consultation were cited by the Fraser Institute in its choice to drop the province down in its annual rankings of global mining-friendly jurisdictions.Ontario placed 23rd, falling nine spots from last year’s survey.Much of the blame is being...
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Provincial mining safety report due out in March The Ontario Ministry of Labour said it's on track to release its final Mining, Health, Safety and Prevention Review report in late March.William Lin, a ministry spokesperson, said the review's final report will focus on six key issues related to mining health and safety.Those key issues are: the internal responsibility...
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http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/mining/2015/02/Provincial-mining-safety-report-due-out-in-March.aspx19 Feb 2015 3:12:10 EDT
Sudbury's Collège Boréal to launch prospecting program Collège Boréal is opening a new avenue for people to enter the mining industry with its upcoming prospecting and exploration technician program.The two-year program, which will launch later in 2015, will prepare students for entry-level jobs in the prospecting and exploration stages of a mine's life.Jeff Lafortune, a professor with...
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http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/mining/2015/02/Sudbury-s-Collège-Boréal-to-launch-prospecting-program.aspx19 Feb 2015 2:42:23 EDT
Low dollar could help Sudbury miners in labour negotiations A low Canadian dollar could work in the United Steelworkers' favour as they enter into contract negotiations with Vale in Sudbury, said a Laurentian University commerce professor.The current five-year collective bargaining agreement between the United Steelworkers Local 6500 and Vale will expire at midnight on May 31, 2015.Jean-Charles Cachon said...
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http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/mining/2015/02/Low-dollar-could-help-Sudbury-miners-in-labour-negotiations.aspx19 Feb 2015 2:30:21 EDT
Technology can detect gold grades in mineral samples Innovator Jim Kendall remembers the exact circumstances surrounding his eureka moment: Jan. 19, 2011 at 6:50 p.m., while on the elliptical trainer at the Ajax Community Centre. It was then the mining engineer alighted on an idea that some believe could be a game-changer for the mineral exploration industry.Kendall, who...
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Cliffs and Essar court trouble The love-hate relationship between Essar Steel Algoma and Cliffs Natural Resources has flared again as the Sault Ste. Marie steel maker and the Cleveland iron-ore miner will be duking it out in court.Cliffs filed a US $90-million suit Jan. 12 claiming that Essar has been in continuous breach of a...
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http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/mining/2015/02/Cliffs-and-Essar-court-trouble.aspx17 Feb 2015 4:20:07 EDT
Ontario Mine Rescue in talks to work with OPP Ontario Mine Rescue has been in talks to form a partnership with the Ontario Provincial Police's urban search and rescue teams.The organization, which responds to an average of three calls a month, mostly related to underground fires from electrical systems or mobile mining equipment, was previously in talks to initiate...
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http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/mining/2015/02/Ontario-Mine-Rescue-in-talks-to-work-with-OPP.aspx13 Feb 2015 3:35:46 EDT
Federal investment needed to spur mining innovation Sudbury’s Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) is proposing a program to address the gap between good innovative ideas and finding ways to commercialize them for the mining industry.While there is no shortage of good ideas and intellectual property related to mining in Canada, many of those ideas and...
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http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/mining/2015/02/Federal-investment-needed-to-spur-mining-innovation.aspx13 Feb 2015 3:30:20 EDT